Rev. Daniel Sandahami et al. vs Ceylon Electricity Board et al. – CA PHC APN 12/2012-2012

In the case between Rev. Daniel Sandahami and other residents of Mihindu Mawatha, Tangalle (Complainant-Petitioners) and the Ceylon Electricity Board, Chief Engineer (Construction) – Ceylon Electricity Board, and Rathnaweera Patabadige Wasula Priyanka (Respondents), the issue concerned whether an interim order should be granted to stay the High Court’s interim order maintaining a stay against the Ceylon Electricity Board’s 33,000-volt electricity line project. The Court of Appeal held that granting such interim relief would effectively dispose of the case before the High Court could adjudicate it on merits, thus amounting to a final order at the interim stage. Relying on established principles governing interim relief, it was emphasized that interim orders should not result in the ultimate